Penguin health care & fitness
2 total works
Many women in the years between their teens and their mid-forties are afflicted by endometriosis, a condition in which tissue that is normally found lining the womb grows outside the uterus. This book is a practical guide for the many women who suffer from this disease. The author outlines what the disease is, why it occurs, the symptoms and their effects, how the problem can be diagnosed and the treatments available. She discusses the likely effects on women's fertility, and presents case histories with women's own stories of how they cope with this debilitating problem.
Challenging the view that health care consists of prevention rather than cure, this book shows women how to take control of their own bodies instead of leaving it up to doctors. It looks at diet, work, leisure, relationships, environment and explains how these affect a woman's total well-being. The author is a journalist and broadcaster and writes for "Woman", "Woman and Home", "Just 17" and "Country Living".